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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1921
Page
6
Market notes indicate steady to quiet trading across cotton and grain sectors with varied shifts in futures. Spot cotton remains mixed with New York prices around 12.70 cents and regional quotes in Athens and Savannah near 12.26 and 11.70 cents respectively.
In Winterville an association aims to connect Cheraw South Carolina and Athens Georgia via a main highway, with ties to Quebec to Miami and Quebec to Tampa routes. It plans road improvements and supports local farming needs while addressing cotton crop prospects and boll weevil damage. G L O Kely and T N Gaines lead the group, with J T Pittard once running a fertilizer plant aiding farmers. Cotton output has fallen and fertilizer use dropped, signaling a tighter season ahead.
A brief advertisement touts Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as a reliable bowel complaint remedy. It urges readers to buy now, stock up before summer, and mentions availability at any drug store.
A Clarke county farming summary notes the boys pig club buying twelve registered Poland China hogs and forming a local community board to boost the project. It also covers a Winterville potato curing house, capacity 2,400 bushels, expanding to handle larger potato and sweet potato crops for home use and market. Veatch presides and Pittard serves as secretary and treasurer.
Southern League results show Nashville 4 New Orleans 10, Rock 5 Mobile 10, Birmingham 9 Chattanooga 3, Memphis 9 Atlanta 6. American League games list St Louis 6 Washington 4, Chicago 0 New York 4, Detroit 1 3, Boston 6 7. Only three games were scheduled.
In Atlanta on July 11 the Senate again considered Senator L C Brown's bid to probe the department of agriculture. Brown removed an appropriation clause for investigation costs, reintroduced the measure, and said he would press adoption tomorrow. Senate sentiment favors little chance of passage at this time.
In a one sided game the SeaBoard team beat the Georgia cavalry unit on Saturday afternoon. The tally stood 15 to 5 in favor of the railroaders.
Sealed bids due by noon on Wednesday July 20 for items including maps erasers soap toilet paper cleaning goods and office forms. Bids may be rejected or altered by the committee. Contact City Hall Superintendent to obtain details and address bids to E D Sledge Chairman Committee on Supplies.
Mrs Linda Harrod of Fort Wayne Indiana endorses Chamberlains Tablets after years of stomach trouble she reports immediate relief from heaviness and pain after meals and says two bottles let her eat anything without distress her advertisement notes.
The Banner explains its membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Twice yearly reports verify circulation, with annual audits by bureau experts reviewing all records. Audited proofs are kept on file for advertisers and agencies, highlighting transparency in circulation data. The bureau has 1,716 members across the United States and Canada.
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